Entrepreneurship & Innovation (BA) / Masters of Business (MBA)

Major: Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter

Minimum Required Credits: 230.0

Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years), No Co-op (Five years)
 

About the Program

The Close School's Entrepreneurship and Innovation BA/MBA program provides academically qualified undergraduate students with the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree and an MBA within five years of study. Graduating with both the BA in entrepreneurship and innovation and an MBA provides students with a competitive edge when entering the job market without having the time constraints of typical advanced-degree pursuits. This program is offered to all students pursuing a bachelor of arts in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Additional Information

For more information about the accelerated BA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation/MBA program, please contact Justin Fithian at jmf465@drexel.edu.

Admission Requirements

The BA/MBA program requires a two-tiered application process which includes both undergraduate and graduate requirements. All applicants are required to complete a BA/MBA Accelerated Degree Application available through the undergraduate BA/MBA advisor for each college.

A plan of study/sequence sheet must be completed for each applicant with the assistance of their undergraduate BA/MBA advisor to ensure that all undergraduate degree requirements are met within the required four years. Both documents must be submitted together for approval and processing.

Undergraduate Application Requirements

At the undergraduate level, a provisional BA/MBA attribute code will be placed on the student record at the time of admission. Once the student has accumulated 90 credits, an Accelerated Degree Application must be completed before reaching 120 credits, at which time a BA/MBA code will be placed on the application.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements
CIVC 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COM 181Public Relations Principles and Theory3.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
FIN 150Financial Literacy4.0
MATH 100Fundamentals of Mathematics3.0
PHIL 105Critical Reasoning3.0
PHIL 301Business Ethics3.0
UNIV C101The Drexel Experience1.0
Two Science or Technology Courses6.0-8.0
Choose from any 100-499 Bioscience and Biotechnology (BIO), Chemistry (CHEM), Environmental Studies & Sustainability (ENSS), Environmental Science (ENVS), Food Science (FDSC), Geoscience (GEO), Physics (PHYS), Physics-Environmental Science (PHEV)
OR Choose from 100-499 Computer Science (CS), Information Science & Systems (INFO), Management Information Systems (MIS), Software Engineering (SE)
Choose 5 courses in Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts15.0-17.0
Choose from any 100-499 Communications (COM), Economics (ECON), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Humanities-General (HUM), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSY), Sociology (SOC) or any course from the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Choose one of the following writing intensive courses:3.0
Business Communication
Technical Communication
Environmental Communication
Science Writing
Grant Writing
Economic Ideas
Abnormal Psychology
Sports Psychology
Industrial Psychology
Two Courses in Culture, Diversity, and Global Perspectives6.0
Choose from any 100-499 Choose from Africana Studies (AFAS), Anthropology (ANTH), Criminology and Justice Studies (CJS), Global Studies (GST), Jewish Studies (JWST), Women's & Gender Studies (WGST)
Three Language Courses (Foreign Language or Computer Science) **9.0-12.0
Arabic (ARBC), Chinese (CHIN), French (FREN), German (GER), Italian (ITAL), Japanese (JAPN), Korean (KOR), Spanish (SPAN) OR the following CS Language sequence:
Computer Science Principles
Computer Programming I
Computer Programming II
Entrepreneurship Requirements
ACCT 120Accounting Essentials for New Ventures4.0
BLAW 346Entrepreneurial Law4.0
ENTP 100Innovation Ecosystem1.0
ENTP 105Entrepreneurial Thinking3.0
ENTP 201The Starter's Toolkit3.0
ENTP 205Ready, Set, Fail3.0
ENTP 209Build, Measure, Learn 3.0
ENTP 215Building Entrepreneurial Teams3.0
ENTP 225Mindfulness & Wellbeing ([WI])3.0
ENTP 250Ideation3.0
ENTP 410Thought Leadership3.0
ENTP 440Launch It!: Early Stage3.0
MKTG 201Introduction to Marketing Management4.0
Concentration Requirements12.0
Select a concentration from the following options:
Social Entrepreneurship
Curiosity, Ecology, Empathy & Ethic
Social Entrepreneurship
An Entrepreneur's Introduction to Land: Its Essence, Ethics, and Opportunity
Energy Entrepreneurship
3BL - Triple Bottom Line
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Idea Accelerator I
Organizational Development and Change for Corporate Entrepreneurs
Managing Entrepreneurial Growth
Innovation in Established Companies
New Venture Creation
Leading Start-Ups
Early-Stage Venture Funding
Launch It!
Marketing for New Ventures
Technology Entrepreneurship
Idea Accelerator I (Idea Accelerator I)
Idea Accelerator II
Entrepreneurship & New Technologies
Competing in Technology Industries
Entrepreneurship Electives 15.0
Select five of the following:
Any ENTP course not in core requirements or in chosen concentration
Techniques of Speaking
Public Relations Strategies and Tactics
Foundations in Creativity
Tools and Techniques in Creativity
Creativity in the Workplace
Retail Operations
Immersive Media and Merchandising
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Global Entrepreneurship
GreenStart: Applying Entrepreneurship to Cultivate Sustainable Solutions
Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
Management Information Systems
Professional Personal Selling
New Product Development
History and Analysis of Product Design
Required Academic Minor 24.0
Free Electives23.0-24.0
MBA Requirements
Required Courses
ACCT 510Essentials of Financial Reporting2.0
BLAW 510Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making3.0
BSAN 601Business Analytics for Managers3.0
ECON 601Managerial Economics3.0
FIN 601Corporate Financial Management3.0
MGMT 520Strategy Analysis2.0
MGMT 530Managing and Leading the Total Enterprise2.0
MGMT 770MBA Capstone3.0
MKTG 510Marketing Strategy2.0
ORGB 511Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach3.0
POM 510Operations and Supply Chain Management2.0
Experiential Requirement (Select One) 3.0
Graduate Internship
International Business Seminar and Residency
Leading for Innovation
Business Consulting
Business Agility and IT
Negotiations for Leaders
Tax Experiential Learning
Graduate Free Electives11.0
MBA Major Requirements9.0
Students selecting a major can choose from the following:
Major: Accounting Analytics
Required Courses
Data Analytics & Technology in Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Select one of the following:
Strategy & the Master Budgeting Process
Data Visualization for Managers
Tax and Business Strategy
Major: Business Analytics
Select three of the following
Aligning Information Systems and Business Strategies
Inter-Active Decision Support Systems
Database Analysis and Design for Business
Customer Analytics
Marketing Experiments
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation
Supply Chain Analytics
Statistics for Business Analytics
Datamining for Managers
Time Series Forecasting
Special Topics in Business Statistics
Major: Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact
Select three of the following
Legal Aspects of Employment
Social Entrepreneurship
Social and Sustainable Innovation
Corporate Governance
Environmental and Social Issues in Finance
Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Business
Business Ethics
Sustainability and Value Creation
Corporate Brand & Reputation Management
Special Topics in Organizational Behavior
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Social Issues in Sport
Major: General Business
General Business Major requires three business courses with distinct subject codes and course number range 500-799. Allowable options for the subject codes are Accounting (ACCT), Statistics (STAT), Economics (ECON), Finance (FIN), General Business (BUSN), Interdisciplinary Business (INDS), International Business (INTB), Legal Studies (BLAW), Management (MGMT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), Operations Research (OPR), Organizational Behavior (ORGB), Production Operations Management (POM), Sport Management (SMT) or Taxation (TAX).
Major: Economics
Required Course
Microeconomics
Select two of the following:
Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis
Mathematical Economics
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications
Major: Finance
Select three of the following
Advanced Financial Management
Business Valuation
Corporate Governance
Environmental and Social Issues in Finance
Financial Institutions & Markets
Risk Management
Investment Management
Entrepreneurial Finance
FinTech
Behavioral Finance
International Financial Management
Special Topics in Finance
Major: Effective Leadership
Select three of the following
Leading the Digital Supply Chain
Business Ethics
Sustainability and Value Creation
Leading Virtual Teams
Negotiations for Leaders
Major: Marketing Technology Analytics
Select three of the following:
Customer Analytics
Marketing Experiments
Buyer Behavior Theory
Digital Marketing
Integrated Marketing Communications Management
Marketing Information Management and Research
Major: Marketing
Select three of the following, of which 2 MUST be from MKTG:
MKTG Course 600-699
Special Topics in Legal Studies
Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis
Microeconomics
Knowledge Management
Systems Analysis & Design
Database Analysis and Design for Business
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation
Supply Chain Management I
Quality & Six-Sigma
Time Series Forecasting
Major: Project Management
Required Courses
Introduction to Project Management
Project Planning & Scheduling
Select one of the following:
Project Quality Management
Project Estimation & Cost Management
Project Risk Assessment & Management
Major: Strategic Technology & Innovation Management
Required Courses
Innovation Management
Technology Strategy
Select one of the following
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications
Introduction to Change Management: An Integration of Macro and Micro Perspectives
Strategic Change Management
Strategic Human Resource Management
Knowledge Management
Sustainability and Value Creation
Leading for Innovation
Strategy Implementation
Change Management Experiential Capstone
MIS Policy and Strategy
Business Agility and IT
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation
Leading and Executing Change
Negotiations for Leaders
Time Series Forecasting
Major: Supply Chain Management & Logistics
Select three of the following
Leading the Digital Supply Chain
Systems Analysis & Design
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation
Supply Chain Management I
Supply Chain Management II
Management of Service Firms
Transportation & Logistics Management
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Revenue Management
Supply Chain Analytics
Special Topics in Production Operations Management
Quality & Six-Sigma
Time Series Forecasting
Major: Customized
Students can self customize a concentration with coordination between their program manager and with faculty guidance. Please see your Program Manager/Academic Advisor for further information
MBA Graduate Credits include courses in Accounting (ACCT), Statistics (STAT), Economics (ECON), Finance (FIN), General Business (BUSN), Interdisciplinary Business (INDS), International Business (INTB), Legal Studies (BLAW), Management (MGMT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), Operations Research (OPR), Organizational Behavior (ORGB), Production Operations Management (POM), Sport Management (SMT) or Taxation (TAX), with a course number range between 500-799 or other approved course at the graduate level.
Total Credits232.0-240.0
*

Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101.

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

**

A computer science course cannot satisfy both a science/technology requirement and a computer language requirement.

BA students are required to complete an academic minor offered by any other Drexel College or School.

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

4-Year Coop Spring/Summer Cycle

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
ENTP 100 Innovation Ecosystem 1.0
ENTP 105 Entrepreneurial Thinking 3.0
ENTP 250 Ideation 3.0
MATH 100 Fundamentals of Mathematics 3.0
PHIL 105 Critical Reasoning 3.0
UNIV C101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits17
Winter
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
ENTP 205 Ready, Set, Fail 3.0
ENTP 215 Building Entrepreneurial Teams 3.0
FIN 150 Financial Literacy 4.0
(UG) Foreign or Computer Language 3.0-4.0
 Credits17-18
Spring
ACCT 120 Accounting Essentials for New Ventures 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
ENTP 201 The Starter's Toolkit 3.0
ENTP 225 Mindfulness & Wellbeing 3.0
(UG) Foreign or Computer Language 3.0-4.0
 Credits16-17
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
ENTP 209 Build, Measure, Learn 3.0
ENTP 440 Launch It!: Early Stage 3.0
(UG) Foreign or Computer Language 3.0-4.0
(UG) Science or Technology Course 3.0-4.0
(UG) Free Elective 4.0
 Credits16-18
Winter
COM 181 Public Relations Principles and Theory 3.0
PHIL 301 Business Ethics 3.0
(UG) ENTP Concentration course 3.0
(UG) Required Minor course 3.0
(UG) Science or Technology course 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Spring
MKTG 201 Introduction to Marketing Management 4.0
(UG) ENTP Concentration course 3.0
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts 3.0-4.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
 Credits16-17
Summer
COOP 101 Career Management and Professional Development * 1.0
(UG) Culture, Diversity, and Global Perspectives 3.0
(UG) Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts 6.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Free elective 4.0
 Credits17
Third Year
Fall
BLAW 346 Entrepreneurial Law 4.0
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Culture, Diversity, and Global Perspectives 3.0
(UG) Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
 Credits16
Winter
(UG) ENTP Concentration course 3.0
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts 3.0-4.0
(UG) Non-major writing-intensive course (WI) 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
 Credits15-16
Spring
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Summer
COOP EXPERIENCE  
 Credits0
Fourth Year
Fall
ENTP 410 Thought Leadership 3.0
(UG) ENTP Concentration course 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Free elective 3.0
ACCT 510 Essentials of Financial Reporting 3.0
 Credits15
Winter
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Free Electives 6.0
BSAN 601 Business Analytics for Managers 3.0
 Credits15
Spring
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Free Electives 6.0
ECON 601 Managerial Economics 3.0
 Credits15
Summer
Undergrad Degree Awarded  
Student classified as Graduate Student  
 Credits0
Fifth Year
Fall
MGMT 530 Managing and Leading the Total Enterprise 2.0
MKTG 510 Marketing Strategy 2.0
ORGB 511 Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach 3.0
POM 510 Operations and Supply Chain Management 2.0
 Credits9
Winter
BLAW 510 Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making 2.0
FIN 601 Corporate Financial Management 3.0
(GR) Major Requirement 3.0
(GR) Free Elective 3.0
 Credits11
Spring
MGMT 520 Strategy Analysis 2.0
(GR) Major Requirement 6.0
(GR) Free Elective 2.0
 Credits10
Summer
MGMT 770 MBA Capstone 3.0
(GR) Experiential Elective 3.0
(GR) Free Elective 6.0
 Credits12
 Total Credits232-239
*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

Students not participating in co-op will take an extra Free Elective credit in place of COOP 101

 4-Year No Coop Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
ENGL 101
Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research
or English Composition I
3.0
ENTP 100 Innovation Ecosystem 1.0
ENTP 105 Entrepreneurial Thinking 3.0
ENTP 250 Ideation 3.0
MATH 100 Fundamentals of Mathematics 3.0
PHIL 105 Critical Reasoning 3.0
UNIV C101 The Drexel Experience 1.0
 Credits17
Winter
CIVC 101 Introduction to Civic Engagement 1.0
ENGL 102
Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing
or English Composition II
3.0
ENTP 205 Ready, Set, Fail 3.0
ENTP 215 Building Entrepreneurial Teams 3.0
FIN 150 Financial Literacy 4.0
(UG) Foreign or Computer Language 3.0-4.0
 Credits17-18
Spring
ACCT 120 Accounting Essentials for New Ventures 4.0
ENGL 103
Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres
or English Composition III
3.0
ENTP 201 The Starter's Toolkit 3.0
ENTP 225 Mindfulness & Wellbeing 3.0
(UG) Foreign or Computer Language 3.0-4.0
 Credits16-17
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Second Year
Fall
ENTP 209 Build, Measure, Learn 3.0
ENTP 440 Launch It!: Early Stage 3.0
(UG) Foreign or Computer Language 3.0-4.0
(UG) Science or Technology Course 3.0-4.0
(UG) Free Elective 4.0
 Credits16-18
Winter
COM 181 Public Relations Principles and Theory 3.0
PHIL 301 Business Ethics 3.0
(UG) ENTP Concentration course 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Science or Technology Course 3.0-4.0
 Credits15-16
Spring
MKTG 201 Introduction to Marketing Management 4.0
(UG) ENTP Concentration course 3.0
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts 3.0-4.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
 Credits16-17
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Third Year
Fall
BLAW 346 Entrepreneurial Law 4.0
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Culture, Diversity, and Global Perspectives 3.0
(UG) Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
 Credits16
Winter
(UG) ENTP Concentration course 3.0
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts 3.0-4.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Free elective 4.0
 Credits16-17
Spring
(UG) Culture, Diversity, and Global Perspectives 3.0
(UG) Humanities, Social Science, Communication, or Fine Arts 6.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Free Elective 4.0
 Credits16
Summer
VACATION  
 Credits0
Fourth Year
Fall
ENTP 410 Thought Leadership 3.0
(UG) ENTP Concentration course 3.0
(UG) Required Minor course 3.0
(UG) Free elective 3.0
ACCT 510 Essentials of Financial Reporting 3.0
 Credits15
Winter
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Non-major writing-intensive course (WI) 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Free Elective 3.0
BSAN 601 Business Analytics for Managers 3.0
 Credits15
Spring
(UG) ENTP Elective course 3.0
(UG) Required Minor Course 3.0
(UG) Free Electives 6.0
ECON 601 Managerial Economics 3.0
 Credits15
Summer
Undergrad Degree Awarded  
Student classified as Graduate Student  
 Credits0
Fifth Year
Fall
MGMT 530 Managing and Leading the Total Enterprise 2.0
MKTG 510 Marketing Strategy 2.0
ORGB 511 Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach 3.0
POM 510 Operations and Supply Chain Management 2.0
 Credits9
Winter
BLAW 510 Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making 3.0
FIN 601 Corporate Financial Management 3.0
(GR) Concentration Requirement 3.0
(GR) Free Elective 3.0
 Credits12
Spring
MGMT 520 Strategy Analysis 2.0
(GR) Concentration Requirement 6.0
(GR) Free Elective 2.0
 Credits10
Summer
MGMT 770 MBA Capstone 3.0
(GR) Experiential Elective 3.0
(GR) Free Elective 6.0
 Credits12
 Total Credits233-240